Miss Dynamite

Ms. Dynamite
Ms. Dynamite in 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Niomi Arleen Daley
Born	(1981-04-26) 26 April 1981 (age 36) Archway, London, England, UK
Genres	R&B grime hip hop 2-step garage
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Polydor Relentless
Associated acts	Jess Mills So Solid Crew Akala DJ Fresh Katy B Magnetic Man
Website	www.msdynamite.co.uk

Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley (born 26 April 1981), better known as Ms. Dynamite, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. She is the recipient of the Mercury Music Prize, two Brit Awards and three MOBO Awards.

She was born Niomi Arleen Daley and raised in Archway, North London to a Jamaican father and a Scottish mother.

As stated on the programme Ms. Dynamite: In Search of Nanny Maroon, in addition to her Jamaican-Scottish parentage, she is also of Bajan, English, Irish, German and Grenadian descent. She grew up listening to reggae and hip-hop music. Although she had wanted to become a schoolteacher or social worker, her biggest aspiration was to be a musician. She is the eldest of eleven siblings, one of whom is an artist and part-time journalist known as Akala, and attended Acland Burghley School in London.

Ms. Dynamite (originally Lady Dynamite) was first known for her vocals on the UK garage underground track "Booo!", which was regularly played on London pirate radio stations and was later released as a single. While working at the radio station RAW FM, Ms. Dynamite was discovered by Richard Forbes ("DJ Sticky") at a West End club. Interest grew from all major British labels and eventually she was signed via her management Bigga Beats to Polydor Records, where she met producer Salaam Remi, who cultivated her talent.